Portable heater and cooker



NW2. $8, 1950 W. A. EAlLEY 2,532,139

PORTABLE HEATER AND COOKER Filed Oct. 15, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR \figuAm A BAmEY gaa&ifl zwa ATTORNEY NW. 28, 1950 w. A. BAILEY 2,532,139

PORTABLE HEATER AND COOKER Filed Oct. 15, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WILLIAM A. BAILEY ATTORNEY NW, 2%, 119% W. A. BAILEY 2,532,139

PORTABLE HEATER AND COOKER Filed Oct. 15, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR WILLIAM A. BAILEY W ATTO'RNEY 2%, W, BAlLEY 2,532,13

PORTABLE HEATER AND COOKER Filed Oct. 15, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR WILLIAm A. BAILEY ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 28, 1950 OFFEQE 4 Claims. 1 This invention relates to new and useful. improvements i n a portable heater and cooker.

More specifically, the present. invention .pro-

poses the construction-bf a portable heater and cooker employing waxor wax compoundas a fuel and characterized by having means for extinguishing the flameand preventing smoking. after extinguishment of theflame.

Stillfurthen-it is proposed-to providea heater andcooker as aforesaid;- having improvedor suit-t able latch means for-securing two-of. its .casing sections together.

Another-objectistaprovide a heater and cook.-..

or as aforesaidhaving fneans. for holding the fuel burner-horizontal LClLlI-lllgi tilting of thecasingand associated parts For further comprehension of the invention. and of "the objects and advantages thereof, refer ence wil1 be hadtothe following description and accompanying drawingspgand to the appended.

claims iii-which the various novel features of the.

invention are moreparticularly setforth.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevationalview of a portable heater and cookerponstructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-4 of Fig.1,

parts being shown infull.

Fig 3 is a plan view of the heaterand cooker.

Figj i is a section on the line '4-4 of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary central sectionalviewc of the wax container.

Fig. 6 is ;a perspective view of the ring assem bly;

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary perspectiveview .ofa

portion of the ring; assembly. showin one part thereof in section.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the reheating well.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the fuel-supporting platform.

Fig! 10; isa perspective view of three associated 3 parts forming alatch; V

Fig. 11 is an'elevational view of a heater and cooker constructed in accordance with a modification of this invention partly shown in dot-dash 2 Fig....16 is asection ,onthe line le-lc of Fig. 14. Fig. 17.is an inverted perspective View of the bottom of. the innermost part of the container of Fig. .18 .is a perspective. view showin a latch constructedrinaccordance with a modification ofthis invention.

Fig. 19 is .a section on the line .l9l it of Fig. 18.

The portable heater. and cooker, according to. this invention, comprises a base It made of wire stamping or. casting, circular in cross section and bentand welded into an appropriate shape, the,

base standing on four legs. I I. In the bottom portion of the base is secured a wellmlibest shown in Fig. .8. The well I2 has a depressed central portion [3 serving asa reheating platform, designated 39in Fig. .9, for. the reception of alcohol or other suitable liquid fuel, which is ignited in the circumstance whenthe heater isfirst operated, andwhen. the. heater runs dry and. a new wax refill is placed in the wax refill compartment of the heater... to re.-.-start the heater in. operation. The baseof the well I2. is providedwith orifices for the. flow of air therethrough for supplying oxygen to: the. flame of the alcohol. or ,other fuel. A casing lower section [5' is secured to the base, this section comprising a perforated sheet metal ring. The section 15 .has three inclined slots IE in.the.bottom edge ofeach of which ,are a series of recessesl'i. Mutually spaced dowels l8 secured. to the outer periphery (adjacentthe top marginof the .outer periphery of the. lower section. l5 extend radially therefrom.

An upper. casing section, Isis provided for.

positioning. in vertical extension of the lower casing section [5 above the ,latter.. The interior tion is made .of perforated sheet metal, whereas the fnppenpart of the, upper casing section is made of imperforate sheet metal. The two parts maybe spot .weldedtogether with a lap joint (see Fig; 2) .orthey may be formed in one piece from a single -sheet in. obvious manner... The upper casing: section [9. slides over the top of the lower section l5 and is supported on top of the dowels 8w. Portions of the bottom edge of theupper to the upper section.

wardly therefrom in position to engage the dowels l8. wh en.the ring is turnedcircumferentially, for hichrputp i t ear i r sa y.- e ist "4. I

is fixed to the rin 28. Clearly, the ring may be turned circumierentially to the left, as viewed in Figs. 1 and 10, to bring the hooks 2| fixed thereto beneath the dowels is which are fixed to and extend diametrically from the upper part of the lower casing section 55. To prevent the hooks from becoming disengaged from the dowels l8, locking hooks 22 are pivoted to the bottom edge of the upper casing section la in position to swing downwardly and embrace the dowels on the sides opposite to those against which the hooks 2| bear. Thus, relative rotation of the upper and lower casing sections may be prevented, and when the upper casing section is lifted the lower casing section may be lifted with it.

A handle 23 is connected to the top portion of the upper section, this handle being adapted to swing downwardly out of the way. A grid 24 is hinged to the top edge of the upper section for supporting a tea kettle or other cooking utensil.

Inside the lower section of the casing, a fuel burner 25 is secured to the top edge of the base. This burner is here shown as an annular ring, U-shaped in cross section, and open at the top. It is filled with wick material 26. Concentric with the burner and inwardly thereof, with its bottom above the bottom of the burner, is a wax chamber 27. This chamber includes an inner cylinder 28 and an outer cylinder 29. The inner cylinder 28 and the outer cylinder 29 have closed bottoms and open tops.

A platform 38 is disposed in the inner cylinder for supporting the refills (not shown), the refills being the fuel supply. The platform is periorated and is supported or elevated above the bottom wall of the inner cylinder so that the wax, as it melts, can drip freely to the bottom of the inner cylinder. The wax melts largely from the bottom by heat conduction from the burner 25.

The two cylinders have holes 3! in their bottom portions of their vertical walls. These holes are adapted to be aligned for flow of wax therethrough. However, by rotating the inner cylinder relative to the outer cylinder, these holes can be moved out of alignment cutting on the fuel supply, that is, the flow of melted wax. Instead of covering the holes completely to cut ofi the flow of fuel supply, the flow can be regulated by partially covering the holes.

The bottom portion or the inner wall of the burner has orifices and these orifices are connected by pipes 32 with the holes 3! in the outer cylinder for conducting the melted wax from the inner cylinder to the bottom of the burner. The pipes are inclined and have external vertical cross fins 33. There are also dummy pipes 34 with external vertical cross fins, which also conduct heat to the cylinders for melting the wax. Wires may also be employed if desired for conducting heat to the cylinder. These wires may be fine and welded or cast, in one piece, to the outer cylinder and to the burner ring. The entire lower half of fuel chamber together with feed pipes, dummy pipes, vertical cross fins and burners, can be cast in one piece, the upper half and top separately cast and the two parts welded together, or brazed.

The outer cylinder has vertical fins 35. A hinged cover 36 closes the top of the outer cylinder. The cover 36 has a handle 3'! which extends radially through its depending rim opposite to the position of its hinge, being movable axially in and out of the cover. The handle 3? projects inwardly of the two cylinders 28 and 29 above the upper rim of the inner cylinder 28.

and its inner end is bent as at 38 to coact with a slot 39 formed in the upper rim of the inner cylinder 28. Thus the handle may be thrust inwardly or pulled outwardly to rotate the inner cylinder with respect to the outer cylinder. See Fig. 2.

The flame of the burning wax on the wick is quickly extinguished to prevent smoking by a ring, generally indicated it, which is supported on pins 4i disposed in the inclined slots It. One of these pins is long and terminates in a handle 42. By turning the handle around the lower section, the entire ring 4%} may be rotated. Mutually spaced T-shaped pins 4|, secured to and extending radially outwardly of the ring Mi project into the inclined slots It, thus affording the raising or lowering of the rin and thereby raising or lowering the upper section I9 relative to the lower section l5. This ring is kept from slipping out of alignment with the burner by the T-shaped pins which slide inside of l5 (Fig. 2). The ring may be moved to various vertical positions, one position for each recess H. The recesses ll serve to hold the pins 4| in any desired adjusted position.

The ring 49 has an annular collar 43 surrounding the burner. It has a circular box-like channel 44 above the burner and connected to the collar 63 by legs 45. At the bottom of the channel M is an inwardly extending flange it having perforations 5.? and descending from the inner edge of the flange ie is a collar 38 depending interiorly of the burner. The channel is wide enough in cross section to enclose the burner with a close fit, extinguishing the flame of the wax quickly, preventing smoking. Accordingly, when the pins 45 are in the bottom of their respective associated inclined slots I6, the channel encloses the burner and thereby extinguishes the .flame, namely by precluding access of oxygen to the flame; when the pins are at the top of their respective associated inclined slots It, full access of air is afiorded to the flame. The wick is maintained full of wax by wax seepage while the stove is cooling on after extinguishing the flame, which facilitates relighting of the wick when desired. The wick may be of any well known material, such as asbestos.

When the channel 44 is above the burner, that is, the T-shaped pins ll are in the tops of the slots Hi, the flame of the burner, which is lit by a match and which burns blue, passes upwardly outwardly of the channel and inwardly of the channel through the perforations 51. Thus the flame, or the heat of the flame, passes through the grid around the cover 36, the cover 36 preventing the supply of wax from catching'on fire, or spilling if the stove is tipped over.

A small type of heater and cooker is shown in Fig. 13. Here the wax container 2?" is external, similar to Fig. 11 and may be of a type later to be described, namely the type shown in Fig. 14. In other respects the construction is similar to the heater and cooker of Fig. 1 but is very much shortened. Parts corresponding to like parts of the heater and cooker of Fig. 1 are indicated by like reference numerals with double prime marks added.

Figs. 14-16 show a wax container constructed in accordance with a modification of this invention. It may be used in place of the container of Fig. l and is also suitable for use, with slight changes, in the embodiments of Figs. 11 and 13.

It has a top 36a, an inner cylinder 28a and an accesses tainer and ends ina toothedhead-M. All llldh cator handle' '55 ontop ofthe lcover 35a is "cons nected to the-stem-53- bya toothed member 55 adapted Y to =-fit on thetoothed head. Thus: by

rotating the handle- 55,- the linnerr cylinder may be rotated relativeto-the cutrscylir'ider to l 0011'. trol thefiow of wax-through tha -pipes SEaumIti will be obvious ;.that the -=handlemay be turned enough to turn each of the slots 5! past the Fins 35d -1'adiate from the i pipes seem out off the fuel supply. Clearly the element referred-to as a bottom wal-l 5t does-not requirean "inner cylinder; as the inner cylinder 28a1in order-to functionas described. Itwill -be obvious that-this element-- may be disposed the bottom 'of a "stationary -cylinder and there operated by the stem 53 as described.

The cover is secured to the outer casing by a latch device, best shown in Figs. 18 and 19. This includes a lug 5? extending from the outer casing and having a groove 58 in its lower face. A lug 5e extends from the cover. A rectangle made of round wire 60 is pivoted to the lug 59 and adapted to swing under the lug 51, whereupon its bottom piece fits in the groove 58. The rectangle has a forwardly extending handle por tion Bl.

It is contemplated that this portable heater and cooker may find application to small boats, parked cars and airplanes where other types of stoves, such as alcohol or gasolene are condemned due to the fire hazard. In a car, the heater will keep both the car and motor warm when the motor is off. When used on a boat, car or airplane the heater and cooker may be modified, as shown in the embodiment of Figs. 11 and 12, so that the burner will be maintained horizontal. To this end, the wax chamber 2? is placed externally of the stove and piped by a pipe 32 to a burner which is suspended from a universal joint 48.

A depending weight 49 is provided for maintaining the burner horizontal and for swinging it about the universal joint to this end when the stove otherwise tilts as when the boat rocks or the car is parked on an incline, or the airplane is in its usual position when grounded. If the stove is made of aluminum it is extremely light in weight. In other respects, the portable heater and cooker of Figs. 11 and 12 will be similar to the portable heater and cooker of Fig. 1, and no further description thereof is deemed necessary, similar parts being indicated by like reference numerals with a prime added.

The wax cylinder or refill used as fuel is, of course, replaceable with wax refills, which need simply be dropped in the wax chamber through the open center of the grid after the chamber cover has been removed, and this may be done while the stove is lit. The hard wax is reduced to liquid form by heat conduction and feeds the wick as required. The ring assembly id causes the flame of the wax to burn blue and very hot. The flame is raised and lowered by raising and lowering the ring assembly 40.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications comingiwithim 131182500139 of the invention :as .dess

fined inrtherappendedclaims;

Having :thus described, my ,invention, ,wha-tl I claim as newyiandndesire torlsecure .by ,United" States. Letters :Patentyis:

1. ;An.. .apparatusu-of the character described comprising a .basega easing; conformed to and. mounted upon; said base, a cylindrical fuel =receptacle l supportedlupon said base and disposed centrally relative. to said: casing; said fuel receptaclefbeing open atlits :ltop and provided with a eovergand;providediat its base with a fuel tout..- lety a burner ,onssaid: base surrounding theba'se of said; tfuel receptacle, means connecting said.

1 fuel:receptacleiwithlsaidx burner, a valve for controlling the supply of fuel .tousaidlburner, saidw burneri. in'cludingi; .annan-nular trough-shaped member, a wick in said trough-shaped member and an annular bafiie conformed to'and adapted toeenclose the. open end of said annular troughshaped member, said baffle having, SBCOHGQIYQHJI?" ber, means for actuating said :fuel supply valve, iandsmeans.independent of said. last means=for actuating said baffle adjusting means.

2. An apparatus of the character described comprising a base, a casing conformed to and mounted upon said base, a cylindrical fuel receptacle supported upon said base and disposed centrally relative to said casing; said fuel receptacle being open at its top and provided with a cover, and provided at its base with a fuel out let, a burner on said base surrounding the base of said fuel receptacle, means connecting said fuel receptacle with said burner, a valve for controlling the supply of fuel to said burner, said burner including an annular trough-shaped member, a wick in said trough-shaped member and an annular baflie conformed to and adapted to enclose the open end of said annular troughshaped member, said baffle having secondary air passages therein, means on said baffle for adjusting the same relative to said trough-shaped member, a priming pan disposed below said burner for receiving fuel to initiate the operation ofthe apparatus when cold, means for actuating said fuel supply valve, and means independent of said last means for actuating said baffle adjusting means.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising a base; a casing conformed to and mounted upon said base; a cylindrical fuel receptacle supported upon said base, said fuel receptacle being open at its top and provided with a cover, and provided at its base with a fuel outlet; a burner on said base; means connecting said fuel receptacle with said burner; a valve for controlling the supply of fuel to said burner; said burner including an annular trough-shaped member, a wick in said trough-shaped member and an annular bafiie conformed to and adapted to enclose the open end of said annular troughshaped member, said baffle having secondary air passages therein; means on said baffle for adjusting the same relative to said trough-shaped member; means for actuating said fuel supply valve, and means independent of said last means for actuating said baffle adjusting means.

4. An apparatus of the character described comprising a base; a casing conformed to and mounted upon said base; a cylindrical fuel receptacle supported upon said base, said fuel receptacle being open at its top and provided with a cover, and provided at its base with a fuel out- 7 let; a burner on said base; means connecting said fuel receptacle with said burner; a valve for controlling the supply of fuel to said burner; said burner including an annular trough-shaped member, a wick in said trough-shaped member and an annular baflie conformed to and adapted to enclose the open end of said annular troughshaped member, said baifie having secondary air passages therein; means on said bafile for adjusting the same relative to said trough-shaped member; a priming pan disposed below said burner for receiving fuel for initiating the operation of the apparatus when cold; means for actuating said fuel supply valve, and means independent of said last means for actuating said bafile adjusting means.

WILLIAM A. BAILEY.

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